Don't know how it happened, but Lauren is now six years old!! She is such a girly girl, and has been wanting to get her ears pierced for a long time. I finally decided to let her make an informed decision about it. First, I showed her a picture of a friend's daughter getting her ears pierced. Then, we went to Claire's website and watched the video about how to take care of the ears after they are pierced. I told her that it might hurt a little, but then it would be over- and if she was willing to let me help her take care of them and really wanted them done, we could do it on her birthday when Mimi, Aunt Laura, and Aunt Leslie were here. So...after thinking about it for awhile, that's what she wanted to do!Before-(purple dots where the earrings will go)
Saturday morning, she had soccer practice. Then, she took a bath and all of the girls went over to Claire's (except Lindsey who was napping). There was only one girl there, but we filled out the paperwork and Lauren picked out the earrings she wanted. We waited until the other girl got back from lunch- they each took an ear, and viola! Pierced ears! Lauren didn't make a sound! She hardly even flinched! She did fantastic!!
During
I was honestly a little surprised because she is usually very dramatic when it comes to any kind of injury or pain...no matter how small! (That's why I wanted to have two people pierce them at the same time.) But, she made us all very proud and was very excited about them! She must have wanted them pretty badly, because she is being very good about letting me clean them even though they are a little sore.
Pretty!
Next, it was off to the birthday party at Got to Bead! This was one of the easiest and most fun parties we've ever had! The party room was super cute, and the girls each got to design their own bracelet with their name on it. It was so cute to watch them work. Some made a very symmetrical design, and others just grabbed a bunch of beads they thought were pretty. They had a fun time just talking and working. I thought all of the bracelets turned out great!
Earrings from Mimi and a James Avery Charm from Mom and Dad (She gets one for every birthday. This year it's a schoolhouse since she just started Kindergarten .)
